2007 Call.qxd - Camp Mowglis

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Mrs. Holt presiding over the evening colors ceremony designed and built them at Riverside on the Charles River especially for Mowglis and Newfound lake. They are the gift of Mrs. F. Edwin Elwell. The first race, a three hundred yard course starting at Waingunga rock, is won by the Red Crew in one minute, twenty-two seconds. S. Bruce Elwell is coach. After the first Mowglis crew race, the twin boats are named, one for each Mowglis twin, Bruce and Alcott Elwell. Now, however, the memory has long since been lost as to which boat is which. At the waterfront, wings are added to Waingunga, each to hold one crew boat, and crew ramps are set up. Later the second floor is added, with its outlook over the lake. Now in Kipling Hall we all see the fanciful pageant, "The Sunset Isle of Boshen," written by Elizabeth Ford Holt. The scenery was made by boys and staff, and the costumes by Mrs. Holt. The first and second acts are set in a Lion's cave, the rather gruesome home of Gorrewallah the Silvery, king of the island. Here he gives Willoughby Jones, a man who has fallen overboard from a passing ship, the life-or-death command of staying awake for one night. The play concerns the experiences of Willoughby through the night, how he resists drugged wine, and finally how he tells the king all that happened during the night and finally leaves the island safely. Highlighting this summer is the appearance of the Den Mouse, destined to become a celebrity for years. Many new Mowglis meet him under the Den washporch. The Long trip goes to Mt. Kearsarge. It is an isolated peak, with only a foot path leading to the summit. The real height of the trip is the "big feed" given by Mrs. Harold Sears on Murray Hill. This year Mrs. Holt separates the Cubs (boys 8 and 9) from the pack. It is not until 1920 that a completely separate department is made how-ever. It becomes apparent that the younger boys need individual training and experience before entering successfully into the group life of the pack. "A big surprise" comes in the celebration of the birthday of Mowglis, which takes place on the last day of the season. In her short speech, 34 Mrs. Holt says, "Boys, you are perhaps wondering whose birthday is being celebrated on the last day of the camp season. It is the birthday of our camp . . . It is deeds, not dates that we really celebrate . . . We Mowglis come together for what camp has given us this year, not for the fact that it has lived for nine years .. . It has given something of good to every boy ... nothing but the good it does will live." What a big cake it is, enough for every one, and inside the cake are silver coins. In the Howl there appears this question, "Why is the Mowglis birthday cake the richest we ever ate? Because there are dimes and quarters in it." After camp, in November, Mrs. Holt buys "Lonewolf Colors ceremony Island," and names Baloo Cove. In December Mr. Rudyard Kipling writes to Mrs. Holt a personal letter of congratulations for what Mowglis is doing. Kipling's interest in the camp lasts throughout his life.
Memories, Stories, Whereabouts and More... Notes from the Mowglis Family Peter Dietz (‘81), writes "Greetings! I am very pleased to see that Mowglis is having a great summer this year. This is my first summer not spending a lot of time in New Hampshire and I am envious of the campers and staff who are enjoying Newfound Lake and the White Mountains. I am now living in North Carolina serving the Marine Corps as a Navy Chaplain. I have two battalions that I care for: 3rd Battalion 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, an artillery unit, and 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion. Both are very busy with many Marines and Sailors deploying to and returning from Iraq. I am very thankful for my experiences at Mowglis, as a camper, staff member and director. All have an impact on what I do in my work daily. I think of you all often. We be of one blood, Brothers all!" We heard from Dwight Shepard (‘67) this summer: "The big news in my family was the marriage of my son, Ted. My daughter, Lisa, lives in Manchester, N.H., and Donate your HOWLS To make the camp’s history accessible to the boys, we strive to maintain four sets of yearbooks, none of which is complete. We have very few prior to 1926, and only one from 1961. Malik Knox (‘05) tracks troubled teen-agers for a social service agency in southern New Hampshire. I really want to bring her to East Hebron someday soon, as she loves the outdoors and, I think, would get a kick out of seeing where her "old man" spent seven of his best summers growing up. I continue as an editor at the daily newspaper in Springfield, Mass., The Republican, and live in Longmeadow, Mass., with my wife, Lucy. When the two of us attended a Mowglis reunion at the Harvard Club in Boston two years ago, Lucy was taken by the loyalty of Mowglis' alumni." Board President Charlie Walbridge (‘62) spoke to Ben Dulaney ('33) and reports that Ben could not attend our Back-to-the-Pack alumni reunion because he is recovering from a recent heart attack. He spoke fondly of a scouting trip that he and other trip staff took If you have these (or any to Katahdin in the 40's, and said other) years that you are he'll be with us in spirit. willing to donate, we would love to have them! The trustees were saddened to lose the wisdom of trustee Henry H. Livingston, III (‘55) when he resigned from the foundation board this past summer. Henry has been an important player for the last seven years as the trustees worked to revitalize the camp for its second 100 years. His outspoken honesty and enthusiasm was a great asset to us. It was through Henry's efforts two new crew boats, along with the necessary oars, came to Mowglis. These boats, faithful copies of the craft that served the camp so well and for so long, were made by John Harkness, a custom boatbuilder in Marblehead, Mass. Henry oversaw the design, construction, and fundraising for these two beautiful boats. In doing so he followed in the footsteps of his father, Henry H. Livingston, II, who, as crew coach in 1938, set up the boats in their current configuration. 35 MOWGLIS AUTHORS We are updating the library in Gray Brothers Hall and have created a section for books authored by our alumni. If you have been published, will you let us know so we can include a copy of your book in the library as an inspiration to the younger Mowglis boys? Email AlumniRelations@Mowglis.org or call Carry Scott at 603- 744-8095.
Page 1 and 2: THE MOWGLIS CALL FALL 2007
Page 3: The Holt-Elwell Memorial foundation
Page 6 and 7: The Director’s Fall Message to th
Page 8 and 9: Spring 2007 Alumni Events New York
Page 10 and 11: Boston Harvard Club Lots of memorie
Page 12 and 13: Gray Brothers field in the spring
Page 14 and 15: On the Road Again! Spring 2007 Recr
Page 16 and 17: Mowglis Men in Media Mowglis has be
Page 18 and 19: The Mowglis Cubs This summer the Cu
Page 21 and 22: The Mowglis Yearlings Under the dir
Page 23 and 24: Back-to-the-Pack Weekend Over 60 Mo
Page 25 and 26: Thank you so much for your hard wor
Page 27 and 28: that season opened and selling the
Page 29 and 30: 2007 Program Coordinator Raul Medin
Page 32 and 33: The Second Hundred Years Endowment
Page 34 and 35: Mysterious Voices in Red Crew Headq
Page 36 and 37: 1905 Baseball Team Moosilauke for t
Page 40 and 41: Henry was also the camp's Crew Coac
Page 42 and 43: David Wohlsen ('59) writes "I saw t
Page 44 and 45: Edinburgh, Scotland. Built on the B
Page 46 and 47: Hank "Sandy" Phillips ('50) shared
Page 48 and 49: Richard Morgan (‘68), with Kiplin
Page 50 and 51: -I had a great time racing some of
Page 52 and 53: Mowglis, we need your help! We are
Page 54 and 55: William N. Dodge Richard Morse Lee
Page 56 and 57: Michael Craig Scott Howard Leigh Jo
Page 59 and 60: Mowglis' mission is to guide boys o

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